Responding to an Overcall by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your partner will have overcalled, and you need to respond. Remember, he can have as few as 8 points if he has a good suit.

Good luck.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ Q 9 6 3 2
♥ 9 6 3
♦ K 8 7 2
♣ 7

Q: 1 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♣	1♠	Double
?

A: 4♠ - With 5-card support, the Law of Total Tricks says you can raise to the 4-level. It's the "Weak Freak".

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ 8 2
♥ K 9 6
♦ A 8 4 2
♣ 9 6 3 2

Q: 2 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♣	1♥	1♠
?

A: 2♥ - No problem supporting Hearts at the 2-level. It's the same as when your partner has opened the bidding.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 8 2
♥ A J 6
♦ A K 4 2
♣ 9 6 3 2

Q: 3 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♣	1♥	Pass
?

A: 2♣ - With a strong hand (at least 11 supporting points), you need to cue-bid, to show a good hand with Heart support.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 2
♥ K 10 6 3
♦ Q 8 6 3 2
♣ 9 4 2

Q: 4 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♣	1♥	1♠
?

A: 3♥ - The Law of Total Tricks allows you to support to the 3-level.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ K 8 2
♥ Q 9 6
♦ 8 4 3
♣ J 8 6 2

Q: 5 - What do you bid as South?

South	West	North	East
-	1♣	1♥	Pass
?

A: Pass - This is not enough to support opposite an overcall, since your partner cannot have more than 17 points. (He would have started with a double otherwise.)

Your result so far:

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